Patents by Inventor Daniel ALBIEZ

Daniel ALBIEZ has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12679302
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag, preferably an OPW airbag, which is configured to be set from an uninflated state to an inflated state by an inflation operation to protect an occupant of a vehicle. According to the invention, it is provided that the airbag has at least two fabric layers which are connected to one another in such a way that a plurality of airbag chambers are formed, wherein in the inflated state the airbag chambers are each formed as tubular chambers, which extend and/or are arranged transversely and/or obliquely and/or parallel to a depth direction of the airbag in the inflated state in such a way that the outer shape of the airbag assumes the shape of a tube, in particular a tube with an oval or elliptical cross-section or a hollow cylinder with a circular cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventors: David Williamson, Daniel Albiez
  • Patent number: 12553157
    Abstract: The application relates to an OPW airbag which is woven into a part, comprising warp threads and weft threads, which are woven so as to produce at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The airbag is characterized in that the warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) float in a selected through-flow region (DSB).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Albiez, David Williamson
  • Patent number: 12534040
    Abstract: An airbag has at least two fabric layers which are connected to one another in such a way that a central inflow region forming a first airbag chamber and at least two wing regions forming respective second airbag chambers and extending radially from the inflow region are formed. During the inflation operation of the airbag, a gas flows first into the central inflow region and then from the central inflow region into the respective wing regions. Distal end portions of the at least two wing regions are connected to one another via a flat tensioning element, so that the distal end portions move axially away from the central inflow region during the inflation operation of the airbag and, in the inflated state of the airbag, radially tension the flat tensioning element at an axial distance from the central inflow region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventors: David Williamson, Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20250178557
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag which is configured to be set from an uninflated state into an inflated state by an inflation operation to protect an occupant of a vehicle, the airbag comprising at least two fabric layers which are connected to one another in such a way that at least a first airbag chamber and a second airbag chamber being separate from the first airbag chamber are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: David Williamson, Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20250170983
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag, preferably an OPW airbag, which is configured to be set from an uninflated state to an inflated state by an inflation operation to protect an occupant of a vehicle. According to the invention, it is provided that the airbag has at least two fabric layers which are connected to one another in such a way that a plurality of airbag chambers are formed, wherein in the inflated state the airbag chambers are each formed as tubular chambers, which extend and/or are arranged transversely and/or obliquely and/or parallel to a depth direction of the airbag in the inflated state in such a way that the outer shape of the airbag assumes the shape of a tube, in particular a tube with an oval or elliptical cross-section or a hollow cylinder with a circular cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: David Williamson, Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20250170982
    Abstract: The invention relates to an airbag, which is configured to be set from an uninflated state to an inflated state to protect an occupant of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2024
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: David Williamson, Daniel Albiez
  • Patent number: 12221055
    Abstract: A one-piece woven pressure-responsive air outlet, for use as a vent, for application to airbag discharge openings, includes a lower fabric layer, a middle fabric layer and an upper fabric layer. The lower fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and an inflow region in which the warp and weft threads float. The middle fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and a flow-through region in which the warp and weft threads float. The lower and middle fabric layers include a first chamber and a second chamber downstream of the first chamber in a flow direction. At least one of the chambers is sealed with a thread breakage zone, in which between the fabric layers, selected (warp) threads of one fabric layer are merely tacked to selected (weft) threads of the other fabric layer and are capable of breaking or rupturing at a predefined internal pressure in the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventor: Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20240336218
    Abstract: The application relates to an OPW airbag which is woven into a part, comprising warp threads and weft threads, which are woven so as to produce at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The airbag is characterized in that the warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) float in a selected through-flow region (DSB).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel ALBIEZ, David WILLIAMSON
  • Publication number: 20240109508
    Abstract: A one-piece woven pressure-responsive air outlet, for use as a vent, for application to airbag discharge openings, includes a lower fabric layer, a middle fabric layer and an upper fabric layer. The lower fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and an inflow region in which the warp and weft threads float. The middle fabric layer includes warp and weft threads and a flow-through region in which the warp and weft threads float. The lower and middle fabric layers include a first chamber and a second chamber downstream of the first chamber in a flow direction. At least one of the chambers is sealed with a thread breakage zone, in which between the fabric layers, selected (warp) threads of one fabric layer are merely tacked to selected (weft) threads of the other fabric layer and are capable of breaking or rupturing at a predefined internal pressure in the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel ALBIEZ
  • Patent number: 11866857
    Abstract: The invention relates to an OPW (one piece woven) airbag comprising warp threads and weft threads which are woven into at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) protrude out of the central fabric layer (MG) and completely float between the lower fabric layer (UG) and the upper fabric layer (OG) in a first sub-region (ETB) of the OPW airbag and are integrated into the lower fabric layer (UG) or into the upper fabric layer (OG) in a second sub-region (ZTB) of the OPW airbag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Albiez, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 11766987
    Abstract: An OPW airbag has warp and weft threads woven together in a lower fabric layer, an upper fabric layer and a middle fabric layer arranged therebetween. The airbag has, arranged along a longitudinal axis, front, middle and rear portions. A generator mouth and an inflow region are in the front portion. Upper and lower main chambers are in the middle portion. A first plurality of lower stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and lower fabric layers. A second plurality of upper stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and upper fabric layers. At least one upper stiffening chamber, which is narrower compared to the lower stiffening chamber, is associated with each lower stiffening chamber. The lower stiffening chambers are each spaced apart by lower woven seams. Bridge chambers, which cover the lower woven seams, are arranged between the middle and upper fabric layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventor: Daniel Albiez
  • Patent number: 11618982
    Abstract: An OPW airbag having warp and weft threads woven together in at least three woven fabric layers: a lower fabric layer, an upper fabric layer, and a middle fabric layer therebetween. The weft threads of the middle fabric layer emerge from the middle fabric layer in a first partial region of the airbag and are tied partially to the upper fabric layer and partially to the lower fabric layer. The warp threads of the middle fabric layer emerge from the middle fabric layer in the first partial region of the airbag and float freely between the lower fabric layer and the upper fabric layer. The weft and warp threads of the middle fabric layer are incorporated into the lower fabric layer or into the upper fabric layer in a second partial region of the airbag or are tied to the lower or upper fabric layer at a few attachment points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventor: Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20220097642
    Abstract: The invention relates to an OPW (one piece woven) airbag comprising warp threads and weft threads which are woven into at least three woven fabric layers, a lower fabric layer (UG), an upper fabric layer (OG), and a central fabric layer (MG) arranged therebetween. The warp threads and weft threads of the central fabric layer (MG) protrude out of the central fabric layer (MG) and completely float between the lower fabric layer (UG) and the upper fabric layer (OG) in a first sub-region (ETB) of the OPW airbag and are integrated into the lower fabric layer (UG) or into the upper fabric layer (OG) in a second sub-region (ZTB) of the OPW airbag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel ALBIEZ, Michael BECKER
  • Publication number: 20210300291
    Abstract: An OPW airbag has warp and weft threads woven together in a lower fabric layer, an upper fabric layer and a middle fabric layer arranged therebetween. The airbag has, arranged along a longitudinal axis, front, middle and rear portions. A generator mouth and an inflow region are in the front portion. Upper and lower main chambers are in the middle portion. A first plurality of lower stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and lower fabric layers. A second plurality of upper stiffening chambers is in the rear portion between the middle and upper fabric layers. At least one upper stiffening chamber, which is narrower compared to the lower stiffening chamber, is associated with each lower stiffening chamber. The lower stiffening chambers are each spaced apart by lower woven seams. Bridge chambers, which cover the lower woven seams, are arranged between the middle and upper fabric layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel ALBIEZ
  • Publication number: 20210301430
    Abstract: An OPW airbag having warp and weft threads woven together in at least three woven fabric layers: a lower fabric layer, an upper fabric layer, and a middle fabric layer therebetween. The weft threads of the middle fabric layer emerge from the middle fabric layer in a first partial region of the airbag and are tied partially to the upper fabric layer and partially to the lower fabric layer. The warp threads of the middle fabric layer emerge from the middle fabric layer in the first partial region of the airbag and float freely between the lower fabric layer and the upper fabric layer. The weft and warp threads of the middle fabric layer are incorporated into the lower fabric layer or into the upper fabric layer in a second partial region of the airbag or are tied to the lower or upper fabric layer at a few attachment points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel ALBIEZ
  • Patent number: 11007969
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-piece woven airbag, in particular for vehicle restraint systems, with an upper fabric and a lower fabric which are joined together in a single-ply seam area forming the border of the airbag, with tether threads which are woven partially into the upper fabric and partially into the lower fabric and float there between over a defined length, which is characterized by upper limiting threads which are woven into the upper fabric and/or lower limiting threads which are woven into the lower fabric, the limiting threads between upper fabric and lower fabric floating over a defined number of floating tether threads and being attached to attachment points of their fabric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Albiez, Michael Becker
  • Patent number: 11001007
    Abstract: Device for fixing a connection to an OPW airbag, with an expansion sleeve (2), with a plurality of expansion shells (4), and a mandrel (6) extending longitudinally through the expansion sleeve (2) having a stretching piece (8) arranged in the vicinity of the expansion shells (4), the outer diameter of which stretching piece is greater than the inner diameter of the expansion shells (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GLOBAL SAFETY TEXTILES GMBH
    Inventor: Daniel Albiez
  • Publication number: 20200101929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a one-piece woven airbag (OPW), in particular for vehicle restraint systems, with an upper fabric (OG) and a lower fabric (UG) which are joined together in a single-ply seam area (NB) forming the border of the airbag, with tether threads (TF) which are woven partially into the upper fabric (OG) and partially into the lower fabric (UG) and float there between over a defined length, which is characterised by upper limiting threads (OBF) which are woven into the upper fabric (OG) and/or lower limiting threads (UBF) which are woven into the lower fabric (UG), the limiting threads (OBF, UBF) between upper fabric (OG) and lower fabric (UG) floating over a defined number of floating tether threads (TF) and being attached to attachment points (AP) of their fabric layer (OG, UG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel ALBIEZ, Michael BECKER
  • Publication number: 20200070428
    Abstract: Device for fixing a connection to an OPW airbag, with an expansion sleeve (2), with a plurality of expansion shells (4), and a mandrel (6) extending longitudinally through the expansion sleeve (2) having a stretching piece (8) arranged in the vicinity of the expansion shells (4), the outer diameter of which stretching piece is greater than the inner diameter of the expansion shells (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel ALBIEZ